A wrongful death lawsuit over the death of Summer Taylor, a protestor who was struck and killed by a car on Interstate 5 in July of 2020, is expected to begin with opening statements in Seattle on Monday. Taylor was protesting against police brutality on a section of I-5 in downtown Seattle on July 4, 2020, when a motorist who had accessed a closed portion of the roadway ran into the group, striking Taylor and another person, Diaz Love. Taylor was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition, and they died later on that night. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Dawit Kelete, who was 27 at the time, was later charged with vehicular homicide related to Taylor's death. Investigators determined that he was high on methamphetamines at the time of the collision. He pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to over six years in prison in 2023. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/opening-statements-summer-taylor-wrongful-death-trial/281-65b05935-e991-4266-a72f-0ce8367bb235